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In western society, we set the age of adulthood at 18, despite the fact that previous eras tended to set it at puberty, for girls, at least. At that age, they could marry, though boys were generally not regarded as adults until and unless they had completed an apprenticeship or were doing a man's job of some...
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Best answer: In western society, we set the age of adulthood at 18, despite the fact that previous eras tended to set it at puberty, for girls, at least. At that age, they could marry, though boys were generally not regarded as adults until and unless they had completed an apprenticeship or were doing a man's job of some kind.

Today, we recognize that 14 or 16-year-olds are still just kids, adolescents. For that matter, 18-year-olds are late adolescents, their brains not having developed fully. But legally, 18-year-olds are regarded as men and women.

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Where I live there aren't even a lot of guys that can say that. When the price of a shack is 500k even engineers and accountants have a hard time making the down much less the monthly house payment. My landlady has a good steady job, child support from her x, my rent payment and she still lives from month to month.
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Best answer: Where I live there aren't even a lot of guys that can say that. When the price of a shack is 500k even engineers and accountants have a hard time making the down much less the monthly house payment. My landlady has a good steady job, child support from her x, my rent payment and she still lives from month to month.

So I met a girl at work today named Neelakshi. She's from India and she's a new employee at my workplace.
Obviously no one knew how to pronounce a name like that, so she taught us a simple way to remember the pronunciation.
Knee-lock-she
Knee-lock-she
Knee-lock-she
Kneelockshe!
So I as a joke I said...
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So I met a girl at work today named Neelakshi. She's from India and she's a new employee at my workplace.
Obviously no one knew how to pronounce a name like that, so she taught us a simple way to remember the pronunciation.
Knee-lock-she
Knee-lock-she
Knee-lock-she
Kneelockshe!
So I as a joke I said "Wow, I like how you had to use a freaking algebraic equation to teach us the pronunciation of your name haha!"
She gave me a nasty look and avoided me the rest of the day.
I feel bad and I want to apologize, but now I'm wondering if it was really even that big of a deal.
Was that too far? I know people probably always mispronounce and misspell her name but I don't think it was too big of a deal.

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The rich need workers for their factories and farms. So they give you just enough to keep you alive while they live in mansions and are super rich.
Their solution is move into your parents house. Have a room mate or live in a travel trailer in your friends yard. They do not care you do not have a place to live. ...
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Best answer: The rich need workers for their factories and farms. So they give you just enough to keep you alive while they live in mansions and are super rich.
Their solution is move into your parents house. Have a room mate or live in a travel trailer in your friends yard. They do not care you do not have a place to live. They would like for all persons to forget home ownership and rent their apartments. So they can get richer while you learn to live in someone else>s place.

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I suppose it's been a gradual thing for me, but years ago, I started looking down on women that colored their hair to cover the grey. Almost 20 years ago, I started commenting to women, that they would look better with their natural hair color, than that totally even, painted on looking, hair.

Best answer: I suppose it's been a gradual thing for me, but years ago, I started looking down on women that colored their hair to cover the grey. Almost 20 years ago, I started commenting to women, that they would look better with their natural hair color, than that totally even, painted on looking, hair.